Long-Term Test: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 2

Story and photo by John LeBlancCALABOGIE, Ont. — The idea of owning a car with an automatic transmission can be sheer blasphemy to many sports compact fans. Why would you want to detract from the joys of changing gears – and, arguably, not stay in complete control of your vehicle? Yet our latest 60-day test […]

First Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack

Story and photo by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT, Germany — Traction at all four wheels and a taller seating position are two of the main reasons why so many former car owners have recently moved into crossovers, trucks and SUVs. And these two features are the highlights of a new compact station wagon, the Volkswagen Golf […]

First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R

Story and photo by John LeBlanc CALABOGIE, Ont. — I’ve just been handed the keys to an all-wheel-drive turbocharged hatchback, hotter than the shade of red it’s wearing, poised at the entrance to a remote Ontario racetrack. After a handful of “follow the leader” laps behind the watchful gaze of retired Canadian Champ Car World […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 1

Story and photo by John LeBlanc From history’s Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who led French forces to victory over the British, to Sylvester Stallone’s cinematic Rocky, who won fans over despite losing, who doesn’t love an underdog? And if we could describe any of today’s automakers as an “underdog,” it would have to […]

Road Test: 2015 Ford Mustang Convertible EcoBoost

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Ugh. Fall. The air turns from humid to crisp. Available daylight becomes precious. Lawn furniture is ready for storage. But one way to extend the summer is to take an open-air car for a drive, just like this new Ford Mustang Convertible.

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